Tool fits. I refer to my guitar as a tool. It is a tool that lets me move air and that makes sounds. Skill and quality of the tool let me make sounds that are pleasing. It's just like a chisel in that it is a tool. I don't like it because it is not accurate. For example, it has a setting for a 1959 Gibson Les Paul. It sounds close to a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, but not exactly like a Gibson Les Paul. I know, because I have the GLPs from 1959. It only sounds similar. In my case, I make faithful reproductions. I try to avoid 'sounds similar' and try for 'is exactly the same.' For a good demonstration of it, look for a video with the JTV trying to mimic a Martin 00-18. It doesn't even really sound like an acoustic guitar, never mind sounding like a 00-18. It also relies on an internal battery. I already have *thousands* of things that can go wrong onstage. Adding complexity and batteries to that is pretty silly. If you go into it knowing it's not exactly the same, if your goal is to create or compose, if you're okay with similitude and not precision, it's a fine guitar - though I'd want a second battery pack. If your goals are the same as mine (and they absolutely don't need to be) then it's probably a better choice to just bite the bullet and start collecting guitars. When I go on stage, I take a minimum of six guitars with me. I use each and every single one of them. If there's a problem, I have three spares that sit backstage. If there's a problem, then I rely on 'close enough.' However, the goal isn't close enough, the goal is faithful replication. Backstage, the three spares are a GLP, Fender Strat, and a Martin D-28. Those are all I need to be 'close enough.' So, those are my spares and they live on the band's truck. I have yet to need any of them, but they are there for if I do.